fragrance hunt

Hello everyone,

I am new to the forums and in general a newer enthusiast too fragrance. I've always subscribe to the belief that a fragrance does not have a gender and you should be able to wear what you feel comfortable with. over the last several months I have tested a fair amount of fragrances and purchased some that I like. many of these fragrances have been women's perfume. I also found many clones that I like. I am in search of other fragrance that could be similar or that anyone would recommend. I am a gay man in his late twenties that enjoys unique scents. in general I don't enjoy extremely masculine woody scents. I also tend to not enjoy extreme citrus scents. Below is a list of my last five fragrance purchases.

Re: fragrance hunt

Shalimar by Guerlain in any form
Van Cleef & Arples pour Homme, the latest version or vintage...masculine but also a very nice floral
Tea Rose by The Perfumer's Workshop if you like roses at all this is great
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender is a very true representation of the main ingredient

Re: fragrance hunt

Welcome!

Some of your mentioned scents are saturated, somewhat floral and woody. I also second Serge Lutens, if it is within the budget, things like Arabie, any of the bois de, and others. For something quirkier and more avantgarde, you can check two other niche lines, CDG and Etat Libre d'Orange. In Etat Libre d'Orange, the smooth leather Tom of Finland (which sadly doesn't reproduce the worthy imagery on the bottle) or Jasmin et cigarette. In CDG, CDG2 man (incensy).